Policy Board

The Policy Board is the top-­level transportation planning board providing both review and policy guidance for transportation planning efforts undertaken by the planning staff of the City of Longview acting as the Metropolitan Planning Organization and by the Texas Department of Transportation. The MPO is governed by a Policy Board composed of elected officials and senior staff members from Longview, White Oak, Gladewater, Gregg County, Harrison County, Upshur County, and the Texas Department of Transportation. Representatives of the Federal Highway Administration, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the State Representatives serve as non­voting members of the Policy Board. The board is chaired by the Mayor of Longview and includes eleven voting members.